Editor:
Re: I’m ‘disgusted’ by a parachuted candidate in Burnaby South, NOW Letters, Feb. 19
(Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet) Singh comes across as a rather decent enough fellow, but like most candidates, seems to have no really clue what he is doing. Hence the deer-in-the-headlights look they all seem to have.
This being said, does anyone with half a brain actually think we have democracy in this country? It's just an illusion to keep people happy with their one lousy vote every four years.
Meanwhile, in that time frame the so-called leaders can wreak massive havoc on your province or country. There is simply no accountability and the people in charge know this better than anyone and abuse the hell out of it.
We need to change the way things have been done and using an outdated, useless, England-styled system in place since the 1200s is not the answer. We no longer need leaders with a paid agenda that is the polar opposite of the opposing candidate.
What we do need are skilled administrators and managers who actually know what they are doing and will work together to make that happen. What we have now is a joke and unless voters demand a much higher standard they will stay a joke.
Sean Donnelly, Burnaby
